The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-12-03

His grotesquo appearance rather added to
the effect of his address.
II received the telegram asking Mr. Lin
coin to make his now famous Cooper insti-
tute address in ls6o. After he had read the
message he asked his partner what he should
take as his subject and Mr.. Hern,lon said:
Talk on politics by all means: that seems t"
be your forte I learned afterward that
Mr.. Lincoln had been asked 10 lecture in
Plymouth church. aud he went east under
the impression that he was to Sl,eai. in Brook
lyn. He purchased Il new suit of hroaacloth
for the occasion, but not wishing To soil it on
the journey, he stuffed it into a not Very Ca
.mcious valise and ! am told that when he
reached New York it was mnSs of wrinkles.
But when he got up to speak lctofc that ilIi-
mensc audience in Cooper institute he car
ried them right along with him. and tiiey
thought 40 more of his personal appearance
than did his hearers 1T Ottawa when Ii" spoke
in his shirt sleeves was with him i'll the
Office of The Illinois State Journa! when the
news of his nomination to- the presidency was
received. He seemed 20 lie Very deeply inn
pressed and somewhat embarrassed Rising
from his chair lie Went round and shook
everybody by the hand without saying II
word, and we then passed out into the open
lir. Then Mr.. Lincoln said: Il believe
will go home and tell my wife about this
Mrs Lincoln had displayed more zeal ill re
gard to the presidential nomination than her
husband had.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WAR.
'On Feb H. 1851, the president elect made
rather sad and ut the same time touching
speech on his leaving Springfield to assume
his duties as president. He spoke of the ter
rible responsibilities which were about tn Ia"
laid upon him and how he needed the prayers
and encouragement of his old friends. did
not see Mr.. Lincoln again until Sertem'mi
| 1852 when called upon him at the Sodiec>
home. He inquired very particularly re-
gar,lng the political situation in Illinois.
replied that VIC would carry northern Illinois
But how a''ou, tho central and southern So
tionsI he asked. ! said that they were
doubtful. | will never forget the in'.ceei,
able expression of si,lncsS which came over
his face al this statement. 1t was Just after
| Popcf; defeat ot the second hattie ot Bull Ram
and the people i'll Illinois were feeling ytrN
blue. | did not tell Mr.. Lincoln how bad he
situation really was. received an appoint
mcnl i'll the registers Office of the treasury
1t was my duty TO record the certificates of
indebtedness which Were given for war
material | had the cntrec at the White
| House md called frequently for n social cl.at
with Mr. Lincoln. would now and then
give him a good story that had run across,
He always rcishcd these, but ut the sam"
time he seemed wrapped in gloom. III fact
gloom seemed to drip off from him. No
withstan,ling this he would tell stories with
his old time fcrvor.
''Onc evening called at the White House
very severe tou,haclr Mr. Lincoln was nu;
attending to any official business. b!i! w;'s
supposed to be attending to his to"th,c.io.
| Upon closer inquiry and search however, |
found him in one of the upperroonls. ScNrral
of his special friends. members of c"n2ra.,
ami others. were seated about. ON the wall
was a large war map, and Mr.. Lincoln, 10;
withstanding his toolhnchc was describing
certain campaigns. As entered | rcmcns:'
his saying: 'Ccntlcmen. put lp faith il, this
/ Iazoo expedition. l am afraid they will
come out just where they started from. Ii
reminds me Of the sd faranci' "tlt in !: :iiinoN;
who Vas troubled by tlir pi--s g";tiai;s iitu hs,
/ garden. He thought lie bad closed NJ, every
hole in the fence, but he found, upon ookinl :
more closely. that there was Il hollow To-.
through which the odd and pigs walk,
very comfortably into his garden. He then
| rolled this los over 80 it lav near parallel
with the fence. The next time the old ,o..'
md her family entered the lo- she came Z;
about where she started from and so il ~
| he with this y aZOo river cXpcdii init-it Illl
| come out on the same side of tlI" lor.' The
morning following Il he night OF sir. Lincoln )
assassination my lai.d!aCl.- r;l!.c to my door
very early and throts her sr',s said, 'S"ine-
! thing terrible has ii;tlitrilcd. Nj Lincoln a,